"My King, Lord of the White Bear!"

Suddenly, a barbarian armed with a long axe let out a wild call. He knelt on one knee with a reverent gaze.

Soon the second barbarian did the same, striking his shield with his sword and axe, and then bowing his knees in submission.

The Norskians worship the Brave, and there is no doubt that there is only one explanation for their current performance, and they see Rhodes as their new king. Since the old king is dead, the new king is born at this moment. There is no doubt that Rhodes's performance just now has conquered everyone, and these Norscan pirates, knowing that they are not capable of challenging this human lord, directly surrendered. Seeing the white bear logo tattooed on Rod's chest, he directly called Rhodes the white bear lord.

The rest of the ship was even more dumbfounded. One moment they were slaves and lambs to the slaughter, but now the barbarians who slaughtered them fell at the feet of a human who had boarded the boat on the way. And until the moment before Rhodes made his move, the crew of the ship did not know that he was the lord of the northern realm of Kislev.

And suddenly harvested a group of little brothers, and Rod was also surprised. The two dozen Norscan warriors, who were even more powerful than the group of soldiers they had originally had in the castle. In the wild, one Norscan warrior can deal with three castle guards, and after the Battle of the Evil Moon, there are only forty or so guards left in Blackhammer Castle, so the addition of these twenty or so Norscan warriors has undoubtedly more than doubled the combat effectiveness of Blackhammer Castle.

"Let them go first. ”

After being stunned for a moment, Rod remembered what to do next. I accepted these little brothers, so these people are now equivalent to obeying their own commands. It's equivalent to the ship now having to listen to itself.

And Rod's first order was for the Norscan pirates to release the crew. Not really let go, but to free their hands and let them continue sailing. Travel to your destination. And, in fact, there aren't many people left. A massacre was left with only the captain, the first mate, the sailor and three sailors. There were only six of them. There is no value other than to sail the pirates and Rhodes and his party.

As for the ship's cargo, Rhodes initially planned to keep it for himself, but considering that these Norscans supported him as king, although it was because of the worship of power, if they did not give them benefits in the first place, it would inevitably affect their loyalty.

Rhodes divided one-third of the ship's cargo and distributed it to each pirate. The remaining two-thirds are ready to be taken to the empire for sale. The old captain and several crew members dared not speak out, this was their property, and in the blink of an eye, it became someone else's. But they really didn't dare to say anything, their lives were all given by this human lord, and if it wasn't for Rod's action, they would have now become unjust souls. So, for Rod, these people are half hateful, half grateful.

Rhodes didn't care about any of this, and in the barren and desolate North, competition was inevitable. Chivalry is something that only exists in Bretonnia, and in the wild north, if you pay too much attention to it, you will starve to death.

......

"My lord, do you really want to take them? I mean, they're barbarians, though they're mighty and have good fighting. But barbarians are barbarians after all and are difficult to manage. The killing and plundering they believe in. Never plowing, never working, fighting was the only thing they wanted to do after they had eaten and drunk. How do you manage such a group of people?"

After taking in the Norsca pirates, Lawrence the Ranger approached Rhodes and expressed his concerns to him.

It can be said that Lawrence's concern is also Rhodes's concern, but at the moment, Blackhammer needs warriors, and something is better than nothing. As for management, let's talk about it later. Rod thought.

Celta Ike was the first Norscan to be activated by Rhodes. He was as strong as an ox, with hands that were rougher than rock, his double-edged butcher axe as his weapon, and he was also good at spear throwing and archery. is an all-round fighter.

Rhodes didn't use him for any other reason, just because this guy was the pirate captain's deputy in the original team, second only to the pirate captain in all aspects of physical fitness and combat experience, and after the pirate captain's death, he became Rhodes' deputy without dispute.

According to Celta, unlike other pirates, he grew up in the interior of Norsca, the son of a tribal chief. Due to the discord between his father and the Great Chief, when his father raised his sword against the Great Chief, he was defeated by the Great Chief and raided the house. He was orphaned and sent to work on the border. After escaping from the Black Mine, he was captured by pirates and became one of them, and in countless robberies and killings, Celta showed amazing courage and violent combat effectiveness, and gradually won the recognition of his companions and the appreciation of his leader.

Rhodes also discovered that Celta had more of the characteristics of the Norscan Northlanders, who were stronger than the others, with whiter skin and as pale as polar snow. His eyes were dark grey and inherently beastly ferocious. Her long red hair is particularly eye-catching. Possesses the typical traits of a Berserker.

Rhodes promoted him to be his deputy, and in his absence, Celta could take control of the entire team. The Gnoscans need the Gnoscans themselves to govern. Rhodes initially had such a plan.

As for long-term management, how to integrate these "wild men" into their own territory still needs to be carefully considered and repeatedly considered. Wild wolves are good for fighting, but they are wild and uninhibited. There are two sides to everything......

After settling the Norscan Marauders, Rhodes arranged for the two of them to sail their original pirate longship to their starting point. At the same time, re-flag the caravan to avoid misunderstandings when arriving at the Imperial port. As for why there were so many Norscans on one ship, but only a few Imperial sailors, Rhodes intended to prepare the rhetoric that they were mercenaries. After all, the Norscans were naturally warlike and were hired as thugs from time to time. It was not uncommon for Norsca mercenaries to become the main force of a certain Duke lord in the chaotic times. Coupled with Rod's original identity as the lord of Black Hammer Castle, this journey is almost flawless.